HORATIO TOWNSHEND
1630-1687

3rd Baronet,
Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis
1st Viscount Townshend of Raynham

Horatio Townshend,Second son of Sir Roger Townshend Bart.:

• Viscount of Raynham, Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis, and a Baronet.
• Born before 1636;
• Educated at Cambridge;er. MA of Cambridge
• Nov 27, 1645 succ as third baronet, before 1656
• MP for county of Norfolk 1656-1658; and 1659
• Councillor of State, May 13, 1659
• Governor of King's Lynn, [March 19], 1660
• MP for county of Norfolk, 1660
• One of the twelve Commoners deputed to invite the return of king Charles II., May 7 1660;
• Governor of King's Lynn Sept, 1660
• Created Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis , April 20, 1661
• Lord Lieutenant, county of Norfolk, Aug 15, 1661 - March 6, 1676
• Vice-Admiral, county of Norfolk, Aug 6, 1662 - May 1676
• Captain of a troop of Horse, June 13, 1667
• Colonel of a Regt. of Foot, June 13, 1667
• Created Viscount Townshend of Raynham, Dec 2, 1682

m.(1) Mary, daughter and heir of Edward Lewknor, Esq., of Denham, county of Suffolk; (d.1673);m.(2) Mary, daughter of Sir Joseph Ashe, Bart., of Twittwnham, county of Middlesex, 1673;

Died Dec., 1687.

Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount (1630 - 1687) had ?? children, Married in 1658 to Mary Lewknor (b.???? - 1673) Married in 1673 to Mary Ashe (b.???? d.????) with 3 (confirmed) sons Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount (1674-1738) Roger Townshend (1677 - 1709) Horatio Townshend (1682 - 1751)